Hood word meaning and definition

[noun] protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
[noun] protective covering consisting of a hinged metal part that covers the engine
[noun] a headdress that protects the head and face
[noun] the folding roof of a carriage
[noun] metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
[noun] an aggressive and violent young criminal
[verb] cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"

\-hood\ [OE. hod, had, hed, hede, etc., person, rank, order, condition, AS. h[=a]d; akin to OS. h[=e]d, OHG. heit, G. -heit, D. -heid, Goth. haidus manner; cf. Skr. k[=e]tu brightness, cit to appear, be noticeable, notice. [root]217. Cf. {-head}.] A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character, totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes it is written, chiefly in obsolete words, in the form -head.
\Hood\, n. [OE. hood, hod, AS. h[=o]d; akin to D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed. [root]13.] 1. State; condition. [Obs.] How could thou ween, through that disguised hood To hide thy state from being understood? --Spenser. 2. A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially:
(a) A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed.
(b) A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl. ``All hoods make not monks.'' --Shak.
(c) A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.
(d) An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.
(e) A covering for a horse's head.
(f) (Falconry) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of {Falcon}. 3. Anything resembling a hood in form or use; as:
(a) The top or head of a carriage.
(b) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind.
(c) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue.
(d) The top of a pump.
(e) (Ord.) A covering for a mortar.
(f) (Bot.) The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also {helmet}. --Gray.
(g) (Naut.) A covering or porch for a companion hatch. 4. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.
\Hood\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hooding}.] 1. To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage. The friar hooded, and the monarch crowned. --Pope. 2. To cover; to hide; to blind. While grace is saying, I'll hood mine eyes Thus with my hat, and sigh and say, ``Amen.'' --Shak. {Hooding end} (Shipbuilding), the end of a hood where it enters the rabbet in the stem post or stern post.

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